China Presses Big Banks for More Disclosure

Jan. 8, 2014 9:58 a.m. ET

BEIJING—China's banking regulator said it has asked the nation's large commercial lenders to disclose their off-balance-sheet exposures, in an effort to align its regulations with international practices.

Banks' off-balance-sheet businesses, a major part of China's shadow-lending system, are at the center of concerns over whether the country's slowing economy could trigger a debt crisis. The disclosure requirements could provide a...